Using Thanksgiving as a Time for Exposure... what do you think?

November 13, 2003

The big question I get from people: " What do you eat? " So, since I

don't usually cook for people, this Thanksgiving I'm bringing a few

tasty vegan dishes to share. I don't like the idea of sharing the

table with a corpse, but I kinda see this as an " educational "

opportunity for my family (who I know envisions me eating nothing but

salads and rice). What do you think? Will it work at all, or am I

going to this trouble for nothing?

As a note: I did bring vegan blueberry muffins to a family breakfast

once, and no one would try them. Muffins, for God's sake!! The only

diff in the recipe was ground flaxseed instead of eggs and soymilk

instead of regular milk... and they were delicious, too!

November 13, 2003

>As a note: I did bring vegan blueberry muffins to a family breakfast >once, and no one would try them. Muffins, for God's sake!! The only >diff in the recipe was ground flaxseed instead of eggs and soymilk >instead of regular milk... and they were delicious, too!

We found that too when I cooked a vegan lemon cake for a gathering, and once people knew it was vegan they wouldn't try it. I'm not quite sure what they have in their funny little heads - but they must have some strange ideas!

Jo

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> We found that too when I cooked a vegan lemon cake

> for a gathering, and once people knew it was vegan

> they wouldn't try it. I'm not quite sure what they

> have in their funny little heads - but they must

> have some strange ideas!

>

> Jo

lol. I had a nice (huge!) batch of peaches this

summer from my farm share so decided to make a vegan

peach cobbler for a family get-together. Well, I'm

still trying to make my way to veganism, so my family

would never have known that it was vegan unless I told

them...

Which I happily did after they scarfed the thing

down... They were amazed.

Bridget

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November 14, 2003

I think it's an excellent idea though it wouldn't work with the

people I know. I know people who will eat stuff, and then when you

happen to mention it's vegan they almost want to spit it out! ;-)

Good luck!

Janey x

, " asiagurrl " <asiagurrl>

wrote:

> The big question I get from people: " What do you eat? " So, since

I

> don't usually cook for people, this Thanksgiving I'm bringing a

few

> tasty vegan dishes to share. I don't like the idea of sharing the

> table with a corpse, but I kinda see this as an " educational "

> opportunity for my family (who I know envisions me eating nothing

but

> salads and rice). What do you think? Will it work at all, or am

I

> going to this trouble for nothing?

>

> As a note: I did bring vegan blueberry muffins to a family

breakfast

> once, and no one would try them. Muffins, for God's sake!! The

only

> diff in the recipe was ground flaxseed instead of eggs and soymilk

> instead of regular milk... and they were delicious, too!

November 14, 2003

Yes, this is so, so true Jo.

Janey

> We found that too when I cooked a vegan lemon cake for a

gathering, and once people knew it was vegan they wouldn't try it.

I'm not quite sure what they have in their funny little heads - but

they must have some strange ideas!

>

> Jo

November 14, 2003

I have made tea for a few people and used soya milk without saying so..and

some have had a second cup.

I then ask how was the tea mentioning I used soya milk.

( Even though it is assumed ) I don't people mentioning cow's milk before

making a drink.

Simon

> > We found that too when I cooked a vegan lemon cake for a

> gathering, and once people knew it was vegan they wouldn't try it.

> I'm not quite sure what they have in their funny little heads - but

> they must have some strange ideas!

> >

> > Jo

>

> To send an email to -

>

November 14, 2003

Most people tend to think vegan food is made up of only Tofu and

Soy..and most ppl think Tofu is gross... i have family members that

constantly ask " is there tofu in it " .... oh well...

> >As a note: I did bring vegan blueberry muffins to a family

breakfast once, and no one would try them. Muffins, for God's

sake!! The only diff in the recipe was ground flaxseed instead of

eggs and soymilk instead of regular milk... and they were delicious,

too!

> We found that too when I cooked a vegan lemon cake for a gathering,

and once people knew it was vegan they wouldn't try it. I'm not

quite sure what they have in their funny little heads - but they must

have some strange ideas!

>

> Jo

November 14, 2003

I have experienced this strange behavior with my meat eating brother, who came for some days to London one year ago, as I wanted to offer him vegan ice-cream. But then he ate it.veganjaney <janey wrote:

Yes, this is so, so true Jo. Janey > We found that too when I cooked a vegan lemon cake for a gathering, and once people knew it was vegan they wouldn't try it. I'm not quite sure what they have in their funny little heads - but they must have some strange ideas!> > Jo To send an email to -

November 15, 2003

Very wise not to tell them first - after all they don't need to know theya re eating healthy food!